Whitney A. White

Whitney A. White is a maximizer of people and systems. Whitney uses her talents to catalyze big change, launch new ventures, and coach current and emerging rockstars. Whether implementing a multibillion-dollar merger integration, improving a major city’s operational performance, launching an e-commerce department for a multibillion-dollar company, or coaching startup CEOs, her insights, integrity, and boundless energy lead to results and have earned her the trust of countless leaders. Through it all, Whitney prioritizes joy in everything she does and lives life on her own terms.

Whitney is the Founder of Afara Global, an innovation firm she has led since its inception in 2011. Through Afara Global, Whitney applies principles of rigorous analysis, customized strategy development, and detail-obsessed implementation to guide organizations in seizing opportunities for improvement and growth. Whitney’s exceptional focus and discernment for opportunity have enabled her to maximize winners, be they companies, governments, non-profit institutions, or people.

Through her work with hundreds of high-capacity leaders and executives, Whitney noticed a troubling trend. Her clients had big professional goals and personal aspirations, but they were pulled in so many different directions that they struggled to achieve the goals that truly mattered most to them. Even worse, many of them risked professional and personal burn out.

Whitney hated seeing this struggle, especially since it was one she had once experienced herself. Whitney went from the brink of utter personal and professional devastation to building her own thriving business with the flexibility to be a super engaged mom and the financial freedom to travel and take vacations whenever she wanted. She knew firsthand the strategies to enable others to build the life of their dreams.

Drawing on her background in Anthropology, Whitney conducted hundreds of interviews with individuals and executives struggling to live up to their full potential. Whitney combined these insights with her own experience to create her signature coaching program, Take Back Your Time. After seeing Take Back Your Time’s early participants achieve amazing outcomes, Whitney committed to expanding the program to empower even more high achievers to live out their fullest potential.

Through Take Back Your Time, Whitney has helped her clients advance their careers, launch successful businesses, spend the level of quality time they wanted with their loved ones, and live the lives they longed for. She equips clients with newfound clarity on their goals, the specific strategies to achieve them, and the support and accountability to build the lives they’ve always wanted.

A highly sought-after facilitator and speaker, Whitney captivates audiences with her incredible insight and unflinching candor. Her approachability and authenticity create immediate rapport, enabling in-depth discussions that delve far below the surface to create truly transformative moments for all who hear her speak. Moreover, Whitney’s commitment to tangible outcomes ensures audiences walk away with actionable steps they can take to create lasting impact in their own lives.